Ospreys too strong for Connacht

Live score commentaryFull time An error prone Connacht would have needed another half of rugby to score against a resolute Ospreys side after failing to register anything in the second half, even when they had a man advantage78min Game is petering out now and it looks certain to be another Connacht defeat76min Morgan bursts through the Connacht line and looks certain to score but Gavin Duffy does brilliantly to keep tracking the ball carrier when it’s two on one, great defending73min Ospreys get a let off as Connacht hold on and give away a penalty72min Connacht will need be accurate to turn possession into a score now, still very slow in the pass70min Ospreys look happy to sit on their lead now by protecting possession well and making Connacht work hard in defence68min O’Halloran knocks on to end another piece of play through error, Connacht heads are starting to drop66min Penalty to Ospreys in the scrum, Davies kicks long and Duffy concedes a line out with poor hands65min Ospreys are driving Connacht back in the tackle and win the turn over again64min Connacht will need to dig in to even get the losing bonus point, there’s been little to suggest they’re capable of turning this around62min Morgan converts61min The momentum and game slip away, Sonny Parker who has just come on for Beck scores a try59min Gough returns to the field, Connacht will be frustrated they didn’t get anything from that sin bin58min Crowd are growing tired of referee’s finickiness but to be fair to him he’s treating both sides the same57min Connacht have a solid attacking sequence but can;t sustain it to make it count and Ospreys kick for touch, another penalty at the breakdown55min Connacht struggling to break Ospreys down despite the man advantage52min Morgan takes a poor penalty and it’s still Connacht looking the more likely to score next51min O’Halloran picks a good line through the Ospreys line but the referee mistakenly calls it back for obstruction50min Promising stuff from Connacht since Naoupu has moved to the back line48min Connacht give away a penalty and Ospreys take a line out on the half way line but COnnacht win it well45min Gough gives away a penlaty and gets a yellow, COnnacht probing well in the opening five of the second half44min Another penalty against Ospreys, ref will have to consider a yellow soon44min Gavin Duffy drills a great quick to force Ospreys into a line out 15 from their line43min Nice pace about Connacht so far, they’ll need to build up momentum though as Ospreys lie in wait with a quick counter42min Mick Kearney is on for Anderson41min The teams trade Garryowens but Connacht are in possession40min No changes to either side and we’re off40min The teams are back out and Ospreys will kick off this halfHalf time O’Donoghue kicks to touch for half time, hopefully a better contest in the second half39min Ospreys give Connacht a let off by giving away a penalty for hands in the ruck when Connacht were struggling37min Real danger but a knock on by the hooker Hubbert gives Connacht the scrum36min Connacht are fighting now to keep the Ospreys attack at bay34min Nikora puts a penalty over, a big three points and good for Nikora as he adjusts for the wind in a similar position to which he missed earlier33min Connacht have to step up a gear to get back into this31min Webb breaks through a very lax Connacht line and hands over to Morgan to touch down under the posts, Morgan sticks the conversion over30min Too many errors from Connacht have given the momentum to Ospreys after a decent spell from the Irish side28min Connacht doing better with possession now and are camped in Ospreys’ half before being turned over easily25min Good play from the Connacht pack to turn it over but they immediately lose the ball and Ospreys are quick to counter23min Ref awards a penalty for Gough’s involvement but it ends with an Ospreys’ scrum23min Bit of afters between Muldoon and Ian Gough after Muldoon is dragged into touch22min O’Donoghue gives it away cheaply but O’Halloran is alive and prevents Ospreys from breaking out21min And with that, Connacht show some lovely creativity to spread the play wide and keep the phases ticking over. Patience is needed now20min Ospreys are here to play, they’re very comfortable in possession and making themselves availbe for every phase19min Gannon comes in from the side and gives away an easy penalty, which Morgan knocks home17min Sloppy play from Connacht as they lose possession while attempting to play out of their 2216min Nikora slots an easy penalty over15min Connacht look lively, recycle it well and Nikora takes a pop at a drop goal during an advantage, poor decision not to try something more ambitious13min Ospreys make fifteen metres from the scrum thanks to some blocking not spotted by the ref12min O Donoghue is in on the corner but he loses the ball just as he’s grounding it and it’s a scrum12min Loose line out is won by Muldoon and they charge towards the line, good from Connacht10min Kick drifts wide, it was a difficult one with the crossfield wind and being on Nikora’s bad side9min Penalty to Connacht as Nauopu is taken out in the line out, Nikora to take7min Nikora’s back on his feet and is OK to continue, Connacht’s line out has to be scrambled and Ospreys force a knock on7min Nikora is receiving treatment and Niall O’Connor is getting ready to come on6min OSpreys counter across the field but Toohey tackles it well to take the Ospreys player into touch4min Connacht tackling strong and win a scrum3min Ospreys have been very comfortable on the ball in the opening stages1min Ospreys are keeping it in hand and win a penalty and will kick for touch0min Gavin Duffy leads his team out , rather stupidly, onto the same side of the pitch that Ospreys are standing but the referee sorts it out and we’re under way0min It’s a windy night in The Showgrounds and one week on from that great battle with Toulouse Connacht will be looking to move up the Rabo table and correct their losing ways from recent weeks, we’ll be under way in about a minute
Connacht fans will be hoping for a win after a couple of defeats in the H Cup.

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